Then follow the instructions to uninstall Windows 10 and reinstall your old operating system. Settings>Update and security>Recovery and choose Go back to windows 7/8.1. If you are within 30 days of your update, just navigate to: This is part of Microsoft’s big push to get as many Windows 10 users as possible.
After 30 days, big brother Microsoft reaches into your computer and deletes that backup so you can no longer easily revert. They continue that tradition with the update to Windows 10. You have only 30 days from the date of your upgrade to revert back to your previous operating system version.ĭuring the upgrade to a new version of Windows, Microsoft has always created a folder called windows.old that holds your old operating system and personal files. Fortunately, this is fairly easy to do with one large caveat: After the Windows 10 update, Microsoft gives you the ability to revert back to Windows 7 or Windows 8 for a limited amount of time. They long to revert to their old operating system. There are, however, some who for whatever reason, hate Windows 10 and almost immediately regret upgrading.
The majority of people who have upgraded to Windows 10 want to keep it.